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Table 2 Angle measurements between groups (*p < 0.05)

From: The effect of adenoid hypertrophy on maxillofacial development: an objective photographic analysis

Angles (mean ± SD)

Group 1

(n = 90)

Group 2a

(n = 50)

Group 2b

(n = 35)

Group 2c

(n = 12)

P value

tragion, nasion and pogonion (tra-n-pg)0,

65,8 ± 5,1

68,1 ± 5,2

67,1 ± 4,8

65,9 ± 3,1

0.074

and tragion, nasion and subnasale (tra-n-sn)0

75,7 ± 5,4

77,4 ± 4,7

77,1 ± 5,5

74,7 ± 3,4

0.150

tragion, angulus mandible and gnathion (tra-anm-gn)0

136,8 ± 7,7

135,1 ± 5,6

134 ± 8,9

131,1 ± 5,2

0.035*

Frankfort horizontal plane, gnathion and angulus mandible (frank-gn-anm)0

28 ± 4

28 ± 2,8

28,9 ± 3,5

31 ± 3,9

0.043*

nasion, angulus mandible and gnathion (n-anm-gn)0

67,1 ± 5,4

64,3 ± 5,7

64,1 ± 6,1

63,9 ± 9,2

0.011*